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Cézanne: The Fire in His Gaze
Culture · Friday, December 4 · 18:30 · Paris
Bibliothèque Mohammed Arkoun, 74 rue Mouffetard
Free
A lecture on Paul Cézanne, echoing the Grand Palais exhibition “Cézanne and Us” (September 23, 2026 – January 17, 2027). A journey through the work of Paul Cézanne (1839–1906), a major figure long misunderstood, now recognized as one of the foundations of modern painting. From his dark and tormented beginnings to his final visions at the edge of abstraction, Cézanne never ceased to strive to reconcile sensation and structure, in order to reveal on the canvas the deep order of reality. Still lifes, portraits and landscapes from Provence bear witness to this stubborn quest for harmony…
